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verb (used with object)
1.
to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point.
2.
to make known in detail: to explain how to do something.
3.
to assign a meaning to; interpret: How can you explain such a silly remark?
4.
to make clear the cause or reason of; account for: I cannot explain his strange behavior.
verb (used without object)
5.
to give an explanation.
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Ex-plain
is always a great word to know.
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explain away,
a.
to diminish or nullify the significance of by explanation: He couldn't explain away his absence from home at the time the robbery was committed.
b.
to dispel (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by explanation: She explained away the child's fears.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English explanen < Latin explānāre to smooth out, make intelligible, spread out on flat surface. See ex-1, plane1
1375–1425; late Middle English explanen < Latin explānāre to smooth out, make intelligible, spread out on flat surface. See ex-1, plane1
Related forms
ex·plain·a·ble, adjective
mis·ex·plained, adjective
non·ex·plain·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·ex·plain, verb
EXPANDpre·ex·plain, verb
re·ex·plain, verb (used with object)
un·ex·plain·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·plain·a·b·ly, adverb
un·ex·plained, adjective
un·ex·plain·ing, adjective
well-ex·plained, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. explicate. Explain, elucidate, expound, interpret imply making the meaning of something clear or understandable. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. 4. justify.
1. explicate. Explain, elucidate, expound, interpret imply making the meaning of something clear or understandable. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. 4. justify.
Antonyms
1. confuse.
1. confuse.
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